Cabo Verde vs Laos
Laos is 58.7 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Laos about 59 times.
Cabo VerdeLaosCabo Verde moved onto Laos · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 0.02× the area of Laos. Put the other way, Laos is 58.7× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | Laos | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 236,800 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 7,873,046 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 33 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Vientiane |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cabo Verde sits at about 16°N and is stretched to 1.08× its true area; Laos at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Cabo Verde bigger than Laos?
- No. Cabo Verde is 58.7 times smaller than Laos. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Laos covers 236,800 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Laos?
- About 59 times: Laos has 58.7× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Laos look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cabo Verde is drawn about 1.08× its true area there and Laos about 1.11×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Cabo Verde or Laos?
- Laos: 7,873,046 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Laos 33 per km².